Academy converter · Leicester

Forest Lodge Academy

3–11Ages
552Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145357URN

Charnor Road, Leicester, LE3 6LH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2015

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.3 below Leicester median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicester

61 applications for 45 places · 60th of 72 in Leicester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%met the expected standard

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2015

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2022

Inspection history

16 June 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
14 January 2015
Graded inspection: Good · as Forest Lodge Community Primary School, URN 120090

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Leicester median (1.6) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

61 applications · 45 places offered · 42 named it first

2026 1.4; Leicester median median 1.6
2025 1.5; Leicester median median 1.7
2024 1.9; Leicester median median 1.7
2023 1.5; Leicester median median 1.6
2022 1.4; Leicester median median 1.6
2021 1.5; Leicester median median 1.7
2020 1.5; Leicester median median 1.7
2019 1.3; Leicester median median 1.5
2018 1.3; Leicester median median 1.6
2017 1.4; Leicester median median 1.6; as the previous school
2016 1.5; Leicester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Leicester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Leicester median median 1.7; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Leicester median in 1 of 9 years.

This school
Leicester median

Dashed bars: as Forest Lodge Community Primary School (URN 120090), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	45	61	1.4	42	0.93
Sep 2025	44	65	1.5	44	1.00
Sep 2024	30	56	1.9	30	1.00
Sep 2023	59	89	1.5	59	1.00
Sep 2022	70	97	1.4	66	0.94
Sep 2021	59	89	1.5	56	0.95
Sep 2020	67	98	1.5	62	0.93
Sep 2019	90	121	1.3	88	0.98
Sep 2018	90	115	1.3	86	0.96
Sep 2017 *	78	110	1.4	68	0.87
Sep 2016 *	79	118	1.5	60	0.76
Sep 2015 *	71	100	1.4	57	0.80
Sep 2014 *	56	71	1.3	46	0.82

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 62% · Maths 74% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%50th of 71 in Leicester

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Leicester 74% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Leicester 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Leicester 71% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Leicester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Leicester 76% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Leicester 28% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Leicester median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	55%	6%	104	105
2023/24	64%	7%	106	106
2022/23	55%	8%	103	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Forest Lodge AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

1.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
The Hall School
0.6 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place
Parks Primary School
0.9 km · Leicester

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Braunstone Frith Primary Academy
1.1 km · Leicester

Good2024

1.3applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Stokes Wood Primary School
1.2 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Glenfield Primary School
1.5 km · Leicestershire

Good2024

2.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Inglehurst Infant School
1.6 km · Leicester

Special measures 2026

1.8applications per place
Inglehurst Junior School
1.6 km · Leicester

Good2023

56%met the SATs standard
Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.6 km · Leicester

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145357 · 856/2366
Trust: L.e.a.d. Academy Trust
Capacity: 630 pupils · 552 on roll
Free school meals: 45.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2018
Replaced: Forest Lodge Community Primary School (URN 120090)
Address: Charnor Road, Leicester, LE3 6LH
Local authority: Leicester

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources